The Family Trailmobile

[07longbed]

I've been lurking here for a long time- You may notice I copied some installs of different things others have done (thanks for the ideas team!) -here are some pics. Enjoy!
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[JamesDowning]

Wow, nice attention to detail with your mods!

Any upcoming plans?

[corax]

x2 on the details, like the prop rod to hold the lid open
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31775&d=1251585575

BTW, how huge does the inverter have to be to run an electric chainsaw?

[07longbed]

Thanks for the compliments- as for upcoming plans, I'd like to build a roll cage looking thing in the shell to help support weight on the rack without spreading the body panels apart at the tailgate. I want to raise the 5100s in the front up a click from .85 to 1.75, and I need to finish the laptop mount/12V outlets/120V outlets at the passenger seat area.
Yeah the lid prop I made after noticing when I take a corner/bump with it open it'll swing down on it's own. The inverter is a cheapo coleman 1200 watt, the saw says 9 amps or so @ 120v, it probably peaks around 11A because I measured it peaking 120A @ 12V while cutting a small tree down in my yard (testing :) ). It actually works great! I left the two batteries isolated and one odyssey 1200 was able to run the saw intermittent for the whole tree cutting process (all limbs cut up, etc). My household coffee maker draws 80A @ 12V, but since it's a constant load I leave the truck running for that which also means 2 X PC1200...
I'm new to the forum posting and can't figure out how to attach pictures and have them show up in the thread instead of as attachments- maybe they are too big? I'm also not sure how to make them smaller if that is what I need to do! :D

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[Red Zebra]

NIce mods....very clean install. :bowdown:

[jackal]

clean is right! good stuff

[washington taco]

I use the same chepo inverter when the power goes out at home to run the fridge and make coffee in the morning! I just hook it to the truck battery and run a extention cord in the house.

[CodyB]

Very nice truck. What airbags did you use on the rear? How do you like the airbags so far?

[freeze]

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31772&d=1251585491

Is this similar to an Oasis air compressor?

[roamingaz]

Wow! very nice :drool:


upload your pictures to photobucket and then copy/paste the code, that will reduce the size etc.

[87FoRunner]

Several cool mods. I like where you put the compressor.


Few questions:

How do you like the bags in the rear? Have you "needed" them yet? I was thinking of doing that to my Taco at some point for when I carry more junk in the trunk.

How is the CB in the Center console?

How much was the electrical junction box (i guess that's what its called) that you have under the hood.

BTW, thanks for reminding me I forgot to add a first aid kit. :coffeedrink:

[Overland Hadley]

Nice rig, Welcome to ExPO!

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I use the same chepo inverter when the power goes out at home to run the fridge and make coffee in the morning! I just hook it to the truck battery and run a extention cord in the house.
Yeah for being the cheapest inverter I could find at the time, it seems to work great- built in cooling fan and it doesn't get hot!

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31772&d=1251585491

Is this similar to an Oasis air compressor?
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/5KA88
It is expensive because it's commercial grade, made to run non-stop for years! I got it out of an ambulance- it was running the airbag setup. This has no where near the CFM of an Oasis, but the price was right! They can be had on ebay occasionally.

Wow! very nice :drool:


upload your pictures to photobucket and then copy/paste the code, that will reduce the size etc.

Thanks! I'll try this!


Several cool mods. I like where you put the compressor.


Few questions:

How do you like the bags in the rear? Have you "needed" them yet? I was thinking of doing that to my Taco at some point for when I carry more junk in the trunk.

How is the CB in the Center console?


How much was the electrical junction box (i guess that's what its called) that you have under the hood.


BTW, thanks for reminding me I forgot to add a first aid kit. :coffeedrink:
The bags are great, yeah I needed them bad- with the gear and a 4 person family in the truck it'd bottom out bad on the freeway and on trails. I have them set up the simple way with the valve for each one next to the license plate on the rear bumper. This way it seems to really help with the load while cornering (kinda like adding a rear sway bar). I might put a ball valve I can open to link both sides together for more articulation off road.
I had the CB stuck to the coin tray (driver's left leg) at first but decided for how much I actually use it I might as well hide it. The cab is getting cluttered. When a couple vehicles are following each other the squelch can be turned up and the lid closed with the mic cord just coming out the front of the console. I actually use the scanner way more (scan CHP in the 'private' bank) while on the highway and also like it in there. The two external speakers are under the driver's seat pointing toward the pedals.
The 'substation' :D with all the big solenoids and breakers I made and are linked with aluminum bus bars to save space. It would have been twice as big if I had used wire jumpers. If you were referring to the Bussman fuse block, it was bought at waytek and is model 46077 about $30. The mounting brackets are seperate. It is sweet because it has one whole side constant 12V and the other side is switched 12V.



Nice rig, Welcome to ExPO!

Thanks!

[87FoRunner]

Much appreciated. Thank you sir, and sick truck. :victory:

[CYi5]

I couldn't tell where your inverter was mounted (i'm assuming behind a seat), but I'm wanting to put one behind my rear passenger seat, and it seems like too long of a run for some 0 ga. cable...Do you think i'd be ok splitting the lead that goes to my amp and continue it back to the inverter? (I could put a switch to shut the amp off when using the inverter..) Just worried about the distance.

[07longbed]

Thanks! A couple more... Here is the substation, fuse block, gauges (autometer), water temp sender and one with the relays. One relay is controlled by the trans temp gauge itself and turns on a Hayden Dawg cooler/fan and the other relay turns on the hella driving lights.
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[07longbed]

I couldn't tell where your inverter was mounted (i'm assuming behind a seat), but I'm wanting to put one behind my rear passenger seat, and it seems like too long of a run for some 0 ga. cable...Do you think i'd be ok splitting the lead that goes to my amp and continue it back to the inverter? (I could put a switch to shut the amp off when using the inverter..) Just worried about the distance.

The inverter is behind the rear seat drivers side. It's always jacked running big wire a long way but it's what I did. The compressor has a 4 awg and the inverter has a 4 awg and they share a 2 awg ground straight back to the batteries. I'd just split it if it was mine and just don't pound the woofers while using the inverter. My 4 awg cable barely gets warm with what I've done with it so far. Your 0 awg should be fine depending on the loads you plan on putting on it. Be careful with the routing- I use grommets, split loom, etc. to protect the cables.

[07longbed]

Very nice truck. What airbags did you use on the rear? How do you like the airbags so far?

They are Firestone Ride Rite- the kit isn't perfect, but it's ok. I have the leaf spring TSB done, so with 4 leaves instead of the stock 3, the brackets needed to be modified. The mounting bolts from brackets to the leafs are waaaaay too long. They ride awesome though, totally glad I got them on! I thought they might ride too bouncy but they don't too bad with the 5100 shocks.

[tooblutacoma06]

Nice build man! I'd like to see more pics and specs on the air compressor and dual battery install. They look nice!

[CYi5]

The inverter is behind the rear seat drivers side. It's always jacked running big wire a long way but it's what I did. The compressor has a 4 awg and the inverter has a 4 awg and they share a 2 awg ground straight back to the batteries. I'd just split it if it was mine and just don't pound the woofers while using the inverter. My 4 awg cable barely gets warm with what I've done with it so far. Your 0 awg should be fine depending on the loads you plan on putting on it. Be careful with the routing- I use grommets, split loom, etc. to protect the cables.

Thanks for the recommendation. I may just do the split and watch the temperature of the cable. It'd just be running a laptop anyways...I never thought of the electric chainsaw!

[07longbed]

Nice build man! I'd like to see more pics and specs on the air compressor and dual battery install. They look nice!

The air compressor is made by Gast, more of a commercial unit. It has a pressure switch that goes on at 85 and off at 105 I believe. The 'relay' that runs the power to the compressor is a 200A rated (silver contacts) continuous rated solenoid, fed by a 100A breaker. The air tank (cheapo for airhorns from ebay) is between 1 and 2 gallon and hangs under the cubby in the bed on the driver's side. The air line is dot with push-on fittings and is 3/8" dia. The air compressor rattles a bit since it's mounted to the plastic bin behind the seat- I might run some self tappers through it all to hold it tight to the back wall of the cab.
The batteries are Odyssey PC1200LMJT- Got the "L" for left positive so with my arrangement I didn't have to move/splice the positive lead at all. I made a frame for the two out of 1/8" angle iron and used riv-nuts like the ones that come with weather guard boxes (a dealer who sells weather guard boxes will have a ton of these laying around and the little install tools too)- 5/16" flat head screws hold the battery box in place. Another one of the 200A continuous rated solenoids connect the two batteries. The switch on the dash labeled BAT runs the dual battery circuit the same as a painless wiring dual battery kit. The dual bat gauge is from Kussmaul- they make electronic stuff for fire engines and police cars mostly.
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[tooblutacoma06]

The air compressor is made by Gast, more of a commercial unit. It has a pressure switch that goes on at 85 and off at 105 I believe. The 'relay' that runs the power to the compressor is a 200A rated (silver contacts) continuous rated solenoid, fed by a 100A breaker. The air tank (cheapo for airhorns from ebay) is between 1 and 2 gallon and hangs under the cubby in the bed on the driver's side. The air line is dot with push-on fittings and is 3/8" dia. The air compressor rattles a bit since it's mounted to the plastic bin behind the seat- I might run some self tappers through it all to hold it tight to the back wall of the cab.
The batteries are Odyssey PC1200LMJT- Got the "L" for left positive so with my arrangement I didn't have to move/splice the positive lead at all. I made a frame for the two out of 1/8" angle iron and used riv-nuts like the ones that come with weather guard boxes (a dealer who sells weather guard boxes will have a ton of these laying around and the little install tools too)- 5/16" flat head screws hold the battery box in place. Another one of the 200A continuous rated solenoids connect the two batteries. The switch on the dash labeled BAT runs the dual battery circuit the same as a painless wiring dual battery kit. The dual bat gauge is from Kussmaul- they make electronic stuff for fire engines and police cars mostly. Since I haven't mastered the posting pics thing yet still, I'll just attach some pics again!:smilies27

Thanks a ton! Quality work for sure. I look forward to being able to install a dual battery system and yours is by far the cleanest, most compact setup I've seen. Props!

[JamesDowning]

Curious... what is the capacitor for across the relay signal and ground? Provides some sort of delay function?

[Funrover]

WOW!!! Clean looking rig, I like it!

[sirwillm]

Sweet build-out. There seems to be almost everything there that I have been wanting to do with my rig. Can you tell us more about your winch setup? It that a hitch reciever mount?

[07longbed]

Curious... what is the capacitor for across the relay signal and ground? Provides some sort of delay function?

It's a diode to keep the reverse voltage spike from the magnetic field collapsing (when the coil is de-energized) from doing any damage to the truck's electronics. It just drains off the voltage basically.

[07longbed]

Thanks a ton! Quality work for sure. I look forward to being able to install a dual battery system and yours is by far the cleanest, most compact setup I've seen. Props! I found some old pics from the install process.... enjoy!
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[07longbed]

Sweet build-out. There seems to be almost everything there that I have been wanting to do with my rig. Can you tell us more about your winch setup? It that a hitch reciever mount?

Yeah it is a receiver on the front I made. I wanted the winch to be able to be removed when I'm in town. The front receivers you can buy like from curt mfg hang down way too far. I like the way it turned out- tucked up tight against the truck. I'll have to get some pics of the winch off of the truck so you can see the light mounting and stuff... here is what I have now...
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[07longbed]

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[sirwillm]

Very Nice! It looks like it was a pretty straight forward install. You wouldn't happen to have a diagram with dimensions would you? That is such a clean install and it looks rock solid.

[Dipodomys]

Very nice dual batt setup. So when you put in the dual battery tray, etc., did you have to relocate anything? I've been considering the same type of setup myself, but it looked like I'd have to move back the fuse box (more drama then I need) to make a couple of regular size batteries fit. Are the PC1200's slightly undersize? Can you tell me the dimensions of the fabricated battery tray? Was the battery hold-down setup a custom weld as well?

Also, how are the anchors you used to attach the tray to the body holding up? Any loosening or cracking? That sheetmetal there is pretty thin, and those batteries are heavy. What do you think the long term prognosis is for that setup? Thanks.

[07longbed]

Very Nice! It looks like it was a pretty straight forward install. You wouldn't happen to have a diagram with dimensions would you? That is such a clean install and it looks rock solid.

no, sorry I didn't get dimensions. The main tube going across the front and the receiver portion is 1/4" wall 2 1/2" square tubing. It seemed to go together like it was made for it. Thanks for the compliments!

[07longbed]

Very nice dual batt setup. So when you put in the dual battery tray, etc., did you have to relocate anything? I've been considering the same type of setup myself, but it looked like I'd have to move back the fuse box (more drama then I need) to make a couple of regular size batteries fit. Are the PC1200's slightly undersize? Can you tell me the dimensions of the fabricated battery tray? Was the battery hold-down setup a custom weld as well?

Also, how are the anchors you used to attach the tray to the body holding up? Any loosening or cracking? That sheetmetal there is pretty thin, and those batteries are heavy. What do you think the long term prognosis is for that setup? Thanks.

I don't remember relocating anything for the dual batts- both of these together is about the same size of the single stock battery.
Specs:

* Length 7 13/16 in.
* Width 6 9/16 in.
* Height 7 9/16 in.
* Drycell Battery
* With Metal Jacket
* 12 Volt
* 40 Ah @ 10hr rate
* 550 CCA
* 1200 Cranking Amps for 5 Seconds
* 78 Minute Reserve Capacity
* Cycle life @ 77° F 400 at 100% DOD
* -40° F to 140° F Temperature Range
* With SAE Automotive Terminals
* Stinger Power2 SP1000, Black Panther Predator BP-1000MJ equivalent

I certainly didn't move the fuse box! I'll try to get out and measure the tray for you. The tray and battery hold down I made/welded, that's why the welds look ugly haha. I could reinforce the mounting of the setup if needed but it went in easy and it seemed to be stronger than the original hold down/battery mounting method. The riv-nuts are pretty strong when installed tight and have 5/16" bolts/screws. Also the two batteries are probably similar or a little bit heavier than stock since they are each approx half the size of a stock batt. If you get the batteries that have the pos post on the left instead of the right you won't have to alter the existing wiring (main positive post).

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here are some pics of the computer mount. I made it to be used only without a front passenger, and uses the same upper part I use in my work truck everyday. When I take drives alone to meet the rest of the family (they often fly during the week and I drive meet them on the weekend) I use the computer to view traffic conditions with a sprint wireless card. Right not I use a cheap cigarette lighter inverter for the computer power but soon I'll be done with the plugs under the passenger seat. The screen is brighter when it's plugged into power so it looks fine while cruising around. You can open traffic dot com and it'll automatically refresh every couple min so you don't have to even touch anything. Pretty sweet.


seat back (wire loom for future plugs):
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[CYi5]

You reeally gotta figure out how to embed pictures ;)!

[07longbed]

You reeally gotta figure out how to embed pictures ;)!

seriously!!! I tried to use photobucket but couldn't get them to attach! Somebody teach me!!!:iagree:

[CYi5]

once you upload your pics into photobucket, you can hover your mouse over the thumbnail and a bunch of links will show underneath it. Copy the link that says 'Direct Link.' Then when you make a post here click the little mountain picture button above where you type and paste in that direct link. or just type www.example.com/picture.jpg

here's a video tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvvxraciwvI) if you want to see further.

[07longbed]

once you upload your pics into photobucket, you can hover your mouse over the thumbnail and a bunch of links will show underneath it. Copy the link that says 'Direct Link.' Then when you make a post here click the little mountain picture button above where you type and paste in that direct link. or just type www.example.com/picture.jpg

here's a video tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvvxraciwvI) if you want to see further.

Thank you kindly, I'll check it out!

[07longbed]

Here are some pics of the home-made rack, mainly built for lumber, pipe, moulding and anything else too long for the bed. The hi-lift and related mounting hardware can easily be removed, along with the shovel/axe mount on the driver's side. The small antenna is for the scanner. The windoors can open all the way on both sides without hitting the rack mounted tools, and the rack-straps can be used on both sides with the tools still mounted although it's easier if they are removed. Soon I'll make a basket type thing to go in the middle of the rack to fit smaller items like luggage, easy-up, etc. It's all DOM 1.75" od, 1.56" id, or .095" wall- light and strong! What do you think?
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[07longbed]

once you upload your pics into photobucket, you can hover your mouse over the thumbnail and a bunch of links will show underneath it. Copy the link that says 'Direct Link.' Then when you make a post here click the little mountain picture button above where you type and paste in that direct link. or just type www.example.com/picture.jpg

here's a video tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvvxraciwvI) if you want to see further.

Thanks! Worked great- I appreciate it!

[CYi5]

Yaa, look at those sexy pics! I like the hi-lift mount, it looks like a factory option on the shell.